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Former Daytona Beach pharmacist sentenced to 13 years

Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 9:36 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:05 a.m.

A 42-year-old former pharmacist was sentenced to 13 years in prison for trafficking and possessing prescription drugs, some of which he admitted stealing from the pharmacy where he worked in Daytona Beach, according to authorities.

Michael Christian Lomangino pleaded no contest on Wednesday in Circuit Court in DeLand to four counts of trafficking prescription drugs, first degree felonies, and three counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver prescription drugs, second degree felonies. In addition to the prison time, Lomangino was fined $50,000 and his driver's license was suspended for two years once he is released from state prison, according to a press release from the 7th Circuit State Attorney's Office.

Investigators described Lomangino's home as a “veritable home pharmacy.”

Lomangino was arrested in February after law enforcement stopped his truck in DeLand. A canine alerted to narcotics and authorities found 253 prescription pills in his truck. When investigators searched his home they found thousands of prescription pills and a loaded handgun.

In all investigators seized 5,700 pills and $5,000 in cash.

Lomangino admitted to stealing some of the drugs from where he worked, Steve's Pharmacy, 636 Mason Ave., in Daytona Beach.

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